Combination go-cart and sulky.



H. A. WILLIAMS.

GOMBINATION GO-GART AND SULKY.

APPLICATION YILBD 1mm, 1914.

1,106,174, Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY A. WILLIAMS, 0]? MURPHYSBORO, ILLINOIS.

COMBINATION GO-CART AND SUL'KY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

Original application filed August 16, 1913, Serial No. 785,049. Divided and this application filed January To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY A. WILLmMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at h lurphysboro, in the county of Jackson and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination tie-Carts and Sulkies, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in a combination gocart and sulky and comprises a division of my application Serial Number 785,049, filed Anigust 16, 1913; the object being to provide a childs carriage which can be readily converted into either a sulky or a go-cart.

Another object of the invention is to provide a carriage which is mounted upon a wheeled axle in such a manner that the same can be either pushed or pulled; the sectional back thereof being capable of being adjusted to either end of the seat or to an inclined position so as to allow the child to assume a reclining position.

Another and further object of the invention is to provide a carriage in which the seat is mounted upon springs so as to allow the same to ride easily; novel means being provided for mounting the seat so that the same will be securely held in its proper position without any danger of it swinging.

Another and still further object of the invention is to provide means for holding the adjustable back in its adjusted position.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the drawings-Figure 1, is aside elevation of my improved construction of gocart or sulky; and Fig. 2, is a detail enlarged section of the sectional back showing the manner of holding the same in folded position.

Like numerals of reference refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

In carrying out my improved invention, I employ a wheeled axle 1 provided with the usual wheels 2 preferably formed with rubber tires as clearly shown; said wheels be ing held in their proper positions upon the axle by sleeves or enlarged portions 3.

Fixed to the top of the axle are spaced straps 4 by any suitable means which are Serial No. 811,204.

provided 'ith curved ends 5 carrying a foot rest (3 which terminates in a dash portion; the two outer straps having eyes 7 formed at their ends through which extends a bolt 8 connecting the two straps. The center strap is provided with an extended )ortion 9 on which is mounted a tongue 10 iaving a tongue support 11 connected thereto as clearly shown in F ig. 1; said tongue support being preferably V-shaped, the other end of which is connected to the central strap as shown, so that the foot rest carried thereby will be supported above the surface of the ground for the purpose later described.

The foot rest 6 is provided with side frames 12 as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and the foot rest is preferably secured in position upon the straps 5 in order to securely hold the same in proper position, by riveting the same thereto. The tongue also carries a rein guide 13 so that when the carriage is used as asulky as will be hereinafter described, a pair-0f toy reins can be placed within the same and used in the ordinary manner. The opposite ends of the straps 5 extend out beyond the axle l and mounted thereon, is a bolster 14E having spaced coil springs 15 arranged thereon upon which is mounted an upper bolster 16 fixed to the under side of a seat 17 in order to support the seat upon spring cushions.

Secured to the under side of the seat are straps 18 which are provided with depend ing portions 19 terminating in curved portions 20 conforming in shape to the foot rest 6 having eyes 21. formed at their ends which are mounted upon the bolt 8 so as to swing thereon when the seat frame is depressed by placing a weight thereon. These straps hold the seat in its proper position in respect to the lower bolster in order to prevent the springs from becoming twisted and in order to prevent the springs from becoming stretched or from expanding, I connect the two bolsters by a strap 22.

The seat 17 is provided with side frames 23 having central uprights 24 in the sides of which are pivotally mounted levers 25, the movements of which are limited by stops 26 arranged upon the side of the seat as clearly shown in Fig. 1; said levers being pivotally connected at their lower ends to curved links 26 which are in turn, pivotally connected to a pivoted foot rest 27. The foot rest 27 com prises a pair of spaced bars having eyes at their upper ends which are mounted upon pivot pins 28 fixed to the under side of the seat; said bars being provided with slats forming the foot rest proper. The upper ends of the levers 25 carry links 29 provided with angled end portions 30 which are pivotally connected to the lower section 31 of a back 32: said back being formed of the lower section 31 and the upper section 32 pivotally connected together as shown at 34, each section being provided with side rails 35; the upper rails carrying pivoted catches 36 for engaging the lower rails in order to hold the two sections in alinement as shown in Fig. 1. The lower section 31 of the back, is also connected to the central upright 24 of the side frames of the seat by links 37 which allows the back to be swung into either of the positions shown in Fig. 1, or into a reclining position.

The side frames 23 are provided with supports 38 at one end adapted to receive'the ofiset portions 30 of the links 29 in order to hold the sectional back in the position as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1; the back being held in the position shown by full lines in Fig. 1, without additional supports, as. the sections of the back swing in the opposite direction and as the angled ends 30 engage the frames 23, the back will be securely held in that position. One section of the back carr es a keeper 40 into which is adapted to extend, a spring catch 41 carried by the opposite section for locking the two sections of the back in folded position, as shown in Fig.2. Connected to the central strap 5 and extending around the axle 1 is a support 42 for preventing the seat from tilting in the opposite direction when the carriage is used as a go-cart and this support forms means for holding the central strap in position upon the axle. In order to provide means for holding the outer straps 5 in position upon the axle, I provide clips 43, but it is of course understood that any suitable means can be employed for holding the straps 5 in position upon the axle.

As shown in full lines in Fig. 1, the carriage is in position to be used as a sulky; the sectional back having been shifted so that when the baby sitting on the seat with its feet resting on the foot rest 6, the carriage can be pulled forwardly so as to form a sulky and the supports 11 and 42 prevent the carriage from tilting in either direction to such an extent that the occupant will not Copies of this patent may be obtained for be liable to fall out. When the sectional back is shifted as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, the carriage is converted into a go cart so that by grasping the tongue, the same can be pushed forwardly.

, From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have provided a convertible gocart or sulky in which a spring supported seat is employed having a fixed foot rest upon one end and a pivoted foot rest upon the other end in connection with a pivoted back which can be shifted from one end to the other of the seat in order to allow the occupant to face either direction and when facing one direction, the vehicle will have the appearance of a go-cart. and when facing in the .opposite direction, will have the appearance of a sul'ky.

j I claim:

3 1.. The combination with a vehicle having a seat, of side frames carried by said seat, a sectional back having a pivotal connection with said side frames, said back being formed of sections pivotally connected together, side frames carried by said sections, and means for locking said sections in folded or set-up position.

i 2. The combination with a carriage pro: vided with a. seat having side frames, of a sectional back having a pivotal connection with said side frames and capable of being shifted to either end thereof, and means for locking the back sections together in folded or set-up position.

3. The combination with a vehicle having a spring-supported seat, of a pivoted foot rest arranged at one end of said seat, a fixed foot rest arranged upon the opposite end of said seat, a sectional back having a pivotal connection with said side frames, and a connection between said back and said pivotally mounted foot rest.

4. The combination with a vehicle, having a seat, of a sectional back carried by said seat, said back being formed of two sections pivotally connected together and capable of being folded back upon themselves, one of said sections being provided with a keeper, and a spring catch. carried by the other section cooperating with said keeper for looking said sections together.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY A. WILLIAMS.

Vitnesses J. J. CONNELLY, CI-IARLEY PAINE.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. G. 

